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Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Birtley, Tyne and Wear

Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent

Our client, Komatsu UK, is one the world’s largest OEM manufacturers with manufacturing sites worldwide, including a large production facility in the North East. They are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.

About the Company

With a phenomenal global reach, this Company is passionate about employee satisfaction and encourages personal development at all levels.

Company benefits include;

* Excellent holiday allowance (up to 39 days)

* A great pension scheme

* Better health at work initiatives

* Subsidised canteen

* Private medical insurance

The Role of the Mechanical Design Engineer

This is a challenging design environment with a product range every Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineer will identify with. Design Engineers are responsible for a variety of interesting and testing designs for new products and improvements to existing products. This will involve using 3D CAD, technical calculations, FEA and using Failure Tree Analysis and other design quality tools.

Other responsibilities include:

* Delivering development projects within the proposed schedule

* Preparing design concepts, setting and achieving quality, cost and delivery targets, confirming quality (test) and introducing to production

* Preparing layout models/drawings and preparing/managing the preparation of detailed drawings, bills of material and sales and service material

* Specifying test requirements, arranging for testing of machines/components and interpreting test results to determine countermeasures required

* Controlling subcontracted design activity

* Solving technical quality problems using Failure Tree Analysis, technical calculations etc

* Communicating with customers, suppliers and other company plants

About You – Mechanical Design Engineer

This role will suit a self-motivated and innovative Mechanical Design Engineer who is comfortable working to tight deadlines.

Other requirements include:

* Degree qualified in an Engineering subject or equivalent

* Minimum of five years’ experience in a Design Engineer role

* Hydraulic experience will be hugely beneficial

* Proficiency with 3D CAD software

* Experience of the development process – concept, layout, testing